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Flight crew of an air carrier medium large transport forgot to obtain a new maintenance release for a repaired taxi light and took off without it due to schedule pressure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411105 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 411105 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10470 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 410960 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Before the last (12TH) leg of a 3-DAY trip (smf-lax), the captain reported to maintenance that the taxi light had not come on while taxiing in. Mechanic chanted the bulb, light tested ok, and we told him we'd be looking for the new maintenance release document he'd promised over ACARS. We got caught up in the momentum of a quick-turn and checklists and the new maintenance release document was forgotten. Net result -- a leg was flown with the taxi light operative, but written up, and not a new maintenance release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR MLG FORGOT TO OBTAIN A NEW MAINT RELEASE FOR A REPAIRED TAXI LIGHT AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT IT DUE TO SCHEDULE PRESSURE.
Narrative: BEFORE THE LAST (12TH) LEG OF A 3-DAY TRIP (SMF-LAX), THE CAPT RPTED TO MAINT THAT THE TAXI LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON WHILE TAXIING IN. MECH CHANTED THE BULB, LIGHT TESTED OK, AND WE TOLD HIM WE'D BE LOOKING FOR THE NEW MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT HE'D PROMISED OVER ACARS. WE GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENTUM OF A QUICK-TURN AND CHKLISTS AND THE NEW MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT WAS FORGOTTEN. NET RESULT -- A LEG WAS FLOWN WITH THE TAXI LIGHT OPERATIVE, BUT WRITTEN UP, AND NOT A NEW MAINT RELEASE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.